Open AccessMultifocal peliosis hepatis: MR and diffusion-weighted MR-imaging findings of an atypical case
Author(s) -
Bilal Battal,
Murat Kocaoğlu,
Arzu Atay,
Nail Bulakbaşı
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
upsala journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 2000-1967
pISSN - 0300-9734
DOI - 10.3109/03009730903262118
Subject(s) - peliosis hepatis , medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , pathology , diffusion mri , bone marrow , radiology
Peliosis is a rare benign disorder that is characterized by the presence of diffuse blood-filled cystic spaces and can occur in the liver, spleen, bone-marrow, and lungs. We present a 10-year-old boy with Fanconi anemia who presented with peliosis hepatis due to androgen treatment. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed multiple non-enhancing masses. Some of the lesions revealed fluid-fluid levels and extrahepatic extension on MR images. Diffusion-weighted (DW) imaging showed restricted diffusion. Fluid-fluid levels and extrahepatic extensions are unusual findings for hepatic peliotic lesions. In addition, DW imaging findings of peliosis hepatis have not been reported previously.